From Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue to Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring, a special concert at St. James Church will feature these American classics and more. Entitled Rhapsody: 20th Century Classics, the performance takes place at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9 in the church....

As Palatine High School continues its 150th celebration this year, its music department wanted to chime in with a unique celebration of its own, Consequently, department leaders created a special concert -- taking place at 1 p.m. Sunday -- that features all of its...

High school students from nearly 20 schools descended on Wheeling High School last month, dressed in suits and ties and ready to argue their case. The occasion was the second annual Wheeling Wildcat Warm Up. The competition aims to prepare teams for the Mock Trial...

As members of the Rotary Club of Arlington Heights head into their 70th year as a local service organization, its Rotarians are building on the impact they made in the community in 2025. Among their many projects was making food security a primary pillar of its...

Oliver! won multiple Tony, Oscar and Golden Globe awards when it debuted both on Broadway in 1963 and as a film in 1968. Prominent among those awards were the ones for its score by Lionel Bart, featuring such memorable songs as Consider Yourself, Food Glorious Food...

A group of women went about their work quietly Monday, in the spacious confines of the lower level of the Amvets building in Wheeling. Having just received a large delivery of fresh flowers from a wedding at the Field Museum on Saturday, they set about separating the...

The campus of Illinois State University in Normal is the epicenter of high school theatre this weekend, as it opens up its facilities as a co-sponsor of the Illinois Theatre Fest, now in its 50th year. More than 4,000 students and teachers will descend on the campus,...

Don't look now, but Buddy the Elf was spotted skating with patrons at the West Meadows Ice Arena in Rolling Meadows. Other recent notables included Olaf from Frozen, Frosty the Snowman, the Grinch, Ralphie from A Christmas Story and Willie Wonka, all skating and...

For 30 years, United Airlines and its employees have worked to bring holiday magic to children battling serious illnesses. Each December, they partner with Cal's Angels and Make-a-Wish Foundation to create a flight to the North Pole and a visit with Santa. This year,...

Leave it to resourceful teens to get things done. Consider this lifesaving event organized by students at Buffalo Grove High School: Just last year they formed the second American Red Cross Club in District 214 -- following the lead of Elk Grove High School -- and...